“You want praise from people who kick themselves every fifteen minutes, the approval of people who despise themselves?” – Marcus Aurelius Hongera sana mwanamafanikio kwa siku hii nyingine mpya, siku bora na ya kipekee sana kwetu. Ni nafaso nzuri kwetu kwenda kuweka juhudi kubwa ili kuweza kupata matokeo bora sana. (more…)
“Living doesn’t cost much, but showing off does.” – Jeffrey D. Sachs Maisha ya kawaida hayana gharama kubwa, Mtu yeyote anaweza kumudu gharama za msingi kabisa za maisha. Kinachotutesa ni maigizo, kutaka kuiga wengine na kuonekana na wewe upo. Hapo ndipo unapojikuta kwenye madeni mazito, kwa sababu tu unataka na (more…)
Zig Zigler kwenye moja ya mafundisho yake amewahi kutoa mfano huu; iwapo adui yako mkubwa ataweka asali kwenye kikombe chako cha chai, je nini kitatolea kwako? Na je vipi kama rafiki yako mkubwa, kwa bahati mbaya akaweka sumu kwenye kikombe chako cha chai, nini kitatokea? Kwa adui aliyeweka asali kwenye (more…)
Divert your gaze from the world of lies. Do not trust your feelings. Only in yourself, only in your impersonal self, can you find the eternal. —DHAMMAPADA, a book of BUDDHIST WISDOM Kuiona siku hii mpya ya leo ni jambo la kipekee sana kwetu. Ni nafasi bora kwetu kwenda kuweka (more…)
A wise man seeks wisdom; a madman thinks that he has found it. —PERSIAN PROVERB Werevu hutafuta hekima mara zote, Lakini wapumbavu huamini tayari wanajua kila kitu. Kuna vitu vingi sana vya kujua, hivyo mwerevu anajua hawezi kujua vyote. Hilo linamfanya awe mnyenyekevu na tayari kujifunza wakati wote na kutoka (more…)
Kama kuna kitu rahisi kupata kwenye maisha basi ni sababu, Haijalishi ni za kweli au uongo, sababu huwa rahisi sana kupatikana, na nyingi huwa ni za uongo. Kwa matokeo yoyote yale unayopata, sababu tayari inakuwa inaambatana na matokeo yake. Kama umeshinda utakuwa na sababu nyingi za kukuaminisha kwa nini umeshinda. (more…)
“It is not the place we occupy which is important, but the direction in which we move.” —OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Tumeipata nafasi nyingine nzuri na ya kipekee sana kwetu, Tunapaswa kwenda kuitumia siku hii vyema ili kuweza kufanya makubwa na kupata matokeo bora sana. Kilicho muhimu kwako siyo pale ulipo (more…)
“An evil person damages not only others but himself.” —After SOCRATES Unaweza kufanya ubaya kumlenga mtu mwingine, lakini jua kwamba ubaya huo utakuwa na madhara kwako kuliko kwa unayemfanyia. Kadhalika kwa yule anayekufanyia ubaya, tambua unamdhuru zaidi yeye mfanyaji kuliko wewe mfanyiwaji. Kwa kujua hili, tujiepushe kuwafanyia wengine mabaya, Na (more…)
Wale wanaotaka kukutawala, kukuhadaa, kukushawishi au kukutapeli, wanajua sehemu sahihi ya kushika. Sehemu hiyo ni fikra zako. Mtu yeyote akishaweza kuzishika fikra zako na ukakubaliana naye, basi utakubali kila anachokuambua, hata kama siyo sahihi kwako. Fikra zetu zina nguvu kubwa sana kwenye maisha yetu. Na kama wanafalsafa wengi walivyowahi kusema, (more…)
“Seneca, a wise man from Rome, said that when you want to escape from your rage, when you feel that it grows, the best thing to do is to stop. Do not do anything: do not walk, do not move, do not speak. If your body or your tongue moves (more…)